Bottle-seal.



N0 MODEL.

PATENTED MAR. 22, 1904.

F. A. HOOPS. BOTTLE SEAL.

APPLICATION IILBD JAN. 15, 1904.

Patented March 22, 1904.

ATENT Urricu.

FRANK ANTON HOOPS, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-SEAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 755,573, dated March22, 1904. Application filed January 15, 1904. Serial No. 189,100. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK ANTON Hoors, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottle- Seals, of which the following is a specification; referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inbottle-seals, and has a for its object the provision of novel meanswhereby when the bottle or vessel has been once opened cannot again berestored as originally sealed.

Another object of my improved bottle-seal is to provide novel meanswhereby it becomes necessary to break the seal before the stopper orcork can be removed from the neck of the bottle, jar, or other vessel.

My invention still further aims to provide a device of theabove-described character that tively inexpensive to manufacture, andhighly efiicient in its use. 1

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to behereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in theclaims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and whereinlike numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalViews, in which Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a bottle-neckprovided with my improved seal. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of myimproved seal. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the seal before it is insertedin the bottle. Fig. 4 is a View of various forms of fastening meansformed integral with the lower end of the strap.

In the drawings the reference-numeral 1 represents the bottle-neck, and2 the cork thereof. An annular head 3 forms the seal proper, which haspreferably formed therein a notch or cut-away portion 4:. This annularhead 3 may contain the brand, label, stamp, or trademark of themanufacturers or merchant, as desired. Formed integral with the head 3is a downwardly-extending strap 5, which is connected to the bodyportion of the annular head 3 by means of the slightly-reduced Webportion 6, which will permit the head to be easily severed from thestrap 5. At the lower free end of the strap 5 is formed integral withthe strap a heel 7, which is preferably triangular in cross-section, butwhich may be triangular in contour, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings,this heel 7 extending at right angles to the Strap 5 and adapted toengage in and form a locking engagement with the cork 2, as shown inFig. 1 of the drawings.

When it is desired to remove the cork from the neck of the bottle, aknife-blade or other suitable instrument is inserted in the notch orcut-away portion 4, giving the operator access to the under face of theseal sufficiently to raise the seal to the upright position, and withthis operation the seal is broken off by reason of the reduced webportion 6 of the strap 5. The cork may then be extracted in the usualmanner and the contents removed from the bottle. When the cork has beendrawn, the strap carrying the heel will be removed with the cork fromthe bottle.

It will be noted that the strap and heel do not come in contact with thecontents of the bottle, as it would be injurious to many kinds ofliquids to come in contact with the metallic substance. The seal, strap,and heel portions may be made of any suitable material and can bemanufactured from a single piece, thereby reducing the cost to aminimum.

The many advantages obtained by the use of my improved seal will bereadily apparent from the foregoing description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings.

It will be noted that various slight changes may be made in the detailsof construction without departing from the general spirit of myinvention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bottle-seal comprising an annular head, a strap formed integralwith said head, and means carried by said strap to fasten the same tothe cork, substantially as described.

2. A bottle-seal comprising an annular head having a notch formedtherein, a strap formed integral with said head, and fastening meanscarried at the free end of said strap, substantially as described.

3. A bottle-seal comprising a head, a strap formed integral therewith,and a heel carried at the lower end of said strap extending at rightangles thereto, substantially as described.

4. A bottle-seal comprising an annular head 20 having a notch formedtherein, a strap formed integral with said head, a web formed betweensaid strap and the head, and a heel formed at the lower end of saidstrap adapted to be inserted in the cork, all parts being arranged 5 H.C. EVERT, JOHN GROETZINGER.

